Women drive India’s higher education expansion
- India’s higher education enrolment increased from 3.42 crore students in 2014-15 to 4.50 crore in 2023-24.
- Female enrolment grew faster at 42.2%, rising from 1.57 crore to 2.24 crore over the same ten-year period.
- The number of universities increased from 760 to 1,289, while colleges rose from 38,498 to 48,246.
- Women now dominate Arts, Education, Health Sciences and Social Sciences, disciplines that drive most postgraduate enrolment.
Source: ddindia.co.in
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